Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-11-24
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.


west, died at his residence, fourteen miles
south of ST. Joseph, few nights ago. of
old age. Rev. Baker was born in Au-
gusta, KY, and at the time of his death
was ninety years old.
George C. Carter, aged twenty-seven
years, committed suicide at his residence
in Kansas City few nights ago. He
died about four hours after swallowing
the fatal dose. Trouble with his wife is
assigned as the cause.
John Lancas ter, an employee of the
Bridge and Tunnel Company at st. Louis,
was working few days since on the re-
pairs of the lower roadway of the bridge,
when he accidentally fell Off near the
middle span, sank in the waters below
and was drowned. He was fifty-six years
of age, English by birth, and had a wife
living.
Two caskets were opened few days
since at the family burying ground of Mr..
John F. Tyler, three and one-half miles
south of st. Joseph, containing the re-
mains of two of his children who died in
their infancy. Both Of the bodies were
preserved, every feature being recognize
able. One of the children had been dead
twenty two years and the other thirteen.
Patrick Dempsey, f1oor-walker in one OF
the largest dry goods store at Kansas
v,
laudanum q few days ago. Emetics were
applied, but, owing to the condition of his
stomach, would not act. He was taken
out to walk, but fell in heap in few
seconds and had three convuls ions and
died in short time.
Owing to the continued heavy fire losses
in st. Louis exodus of fire insurance
agencies has been.begun from that city,
which is coming to be looked upon as a
''graveyard'' for the business.
A grand reception is to be rendered
Messrs. O'Connor and Esmonde, repre-
sentatives of the Irish National League,
at the grand Music Hall of the Expos ition
building at st. Louis on the evening of
the Goth.
Miss Maude Banks, daughter of General
N. P. Banks, played successful engage.
ment of "Joan of Arc" at the Peoples
Theater in st. Louis last week. The mill
tary element, headed by General Noble,
together with number of prominent cit
liens, gave the young aspirant for his
trionic fame rousing benefit on the night
of the 18th inst.
A number of dynamite bombs have been
found in st. Joseph recently. Where the
dangerous things come from is a mystery
the police are endeavoring to solve.
The inquest on the remains of the vic
Tins of the recent explosion in st. Louis
resulted in verdict of accidents death
from an explosion of escaped Illuminating
gas.
A post. office has been established at
Laredo, Grundy County, George W. Pay
ton, Postmaster.
Bank Examiner Forman received from
Germany last week a protested draft for
$40, 900, which proves to have been one of
the recent trans actions of the Fifth Ma
tonal Bank of st. Louis. Cashier Gre
celius, has Fgiven a satisfactory bond OF
$4,000, and has been released from
custody.
Gustavus Sessinghaus, an old resident
of ST. Louis and we'll known in political
and mercantile circles, died a few day S
ago of paralysis of the heart. He was in
his sixtieth year.
company with $780, 200 capital is being
formed to buy the Jefferson City gas and
electric light plants. 1t is proposed to
spend $4,000 on improvements and en-
largement.
A vigorous effort is being made at Sc.
Louis to abolish the study of German n
the public schools.
A party of Kansas City business men
are making a tour of Mexico for the pur-
pose of studying the wants and resources
of the country, in order that proper
measures may be adopted for increasing:
the direct trade between Mexico and Kan.
sas City.
Michael Nolan, a printer on an after
noon paper at Kansas City, attempted
suicide few nights ago by cutting his
throat with a dull case-knife, but may
recover. He had been drinking and be-
came Respondent. He went to Kansas
CITY from st. Louis.
Tbara &c much 70 ioioiuo of T,av orr
the completion of the Lexington & JEFF
ferson City cutoff of the Missouri Pacific
to a point below Waverlv, and it is prob.
able a celebra tion of the event will soon
be held, in which Lexington, Dover and
Waverly will unite.
Mrs. Dr. S. Richmond has received let.
ter from her husband, who escaped from
the asylum at st. Joeeph recently, written
on board train of the Illinois Central
railroad. In the letter Dr. Richmond give
the route he took after leaving the asylum.
He says: 81 went from st. Joseph to Troy,
Kas. From there went to Omaha, on the
Missouri Pacific. At Omaha, I left for Chi
cago over the Chicago & Northwestern"
The letter was postmarked Dubuque, Ia.
Thirty feet of the new Eight street tun
mel of the elevated railway in Kansas
City caved in few nights ago, doing
over $4,000 damage and causing a delay
of at least a month in opening the tunnel
to trains. The earth and rock had become
loosened by repeated blasting, and a Sec
tion 30x3D feet had fallen, and this broke
the roof timbers. The contractor claims
that the accident was due to bad soap.
stone formation. Two thousand tons of
earth fell.
perado, who seriously, if not fatally,
foI1 OF nrtn Y~n.
Gently, because the latter objected to be-
ing called country jake, and who sue
ceeded'in making his escape, was appre-
hended at Kansas City and placed in Jail
at Lexingt His brother. John Booker,
who first struck Dunn and then gave Will
lam the knife with which the cutting was
done, was arrested at the time and is still
in custody.
Matt Shoemaker, twenty-o one years old
and unmarried, residing in st. Louis, re-
ported to the police few days since that
he was badly injured from being kicked
off a train on the Missouri Pacific while
trying to beat his way from Kansas City
to ST. Louis. The porter kicked him off
while the train was running at rapid
rate. He was sent to the City Hospital,
being injured internally.
The Kansas City Exposition is closed.
Mrs. May Duff, of st. Louis, hung out
the American flag in mourning and
pictures of the dead Anarc hists on the
day of their funeral. A crowd broke her
windows and tore down her pictures, and
she was afterwards arrested for disturb
ing the peace.
A meeting of Socialists was held at
Krump's Hall, Kansas City, on the day of
the Anarchists funeral, and the speakers
devoted their time to abuse of reporters
and denouncing the Illinois authorities